EP1294618A4 - Dispensing closure for spreadable product - Google Patents

Dispensing closure for spreadable product

Info

Publication number: EP1294618A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: dispensing closure; spreadable product; spreadable; product; dispensing
Prior art date: 2000-06-09
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP01941881A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1294618A1 (en

Inventor

Susan Degroot

Cori M Blomdahl

David S Pozgay

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Seaquist Closures LLC

AptarGroup Inc

Original Assignee

Seaquist Closures LLC

Seaquist Closures Foreign Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2000-06-09

Filing date

2001-06-04

Publication date

2006-01-18

Family has litigation

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2001-06-04 Application filed by Seaquist Closures LLC, Seaquist Closures Foreign Inc filed Critical Seaquist Closures LLC

2003-03-26 Publication of EP1294618A1 publication Critical patent/EP1294618A1/en

2006-01-18 Publication of EP1294618A4 publication Critical patent/EP1294618A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
- B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
- B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
- B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
- B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Closures For Containers (AREA)
Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
Cartons (AREA)

EP01941881A 2000-06-09 2001-06-04 Dispensing closure for spreadable product Withdrawn EP1294618A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US59157600A	2000-06-09	2000-06-09
US591576		2000-06-09
PCT/US2001/018029 WO2001096198A1 (en)	2000-06-09	2001-06-04	Dispensing closure for spreadable product

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1294618A1 EP1294618A1 (en)	2003-03-26
EP1294618A4 true EP1294618A4 (en)	2006-01-18

Family

ID=24367006

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP01941881A Withdrawn EP1294618A4 (en)	2000-06-09	2001-06-04	Dispensing closure for spreadable product

Country Status (14)

Country	Link
US (2)	US6688501B2 (en)
EP (1)	EP1294618A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP2004513028A (en)
CN (1)	CN1221441C (en)
AR (2)	AR031590A1 (en)
AU (1)	AU7519801A (en)
BR (1)	BR0111425A (en)
CA (3)	CA2634580C (en)
CZ (1)	CZ20024008A3 (en)
HK (1)	HK1058349A1 (en)
MX (1)	MXPA02009927A (en)
PL (1)	PL203967B1 (en)
RU (1)	RU2278064C2 (en)
WO (1)	WO2001096198A1 (en)

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US7644843B1 (en)	2006-12-14	2010-01-12	Rexam Closures And Containers Inc.	Reverse taper dispensing orifice seal
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GB0806190D0 (en) *	2008-04-04	2008-05-14	Obrist Closures Switzerland	A closure
GB0816643D0 (en) *	2008-09-11	2008-10-22	Obrist Closures Switzerland	A closure
US8727148B2 (en) *	2008-09-17	2014-05-20	Creative Edge Design Group, Ltd.	Flip cap
WO2010068633A1 (en) *	2008-12-12	2010-06-17	Graham Packaging Company, L.P.	One piece unit dose liquid dispensing closure
DE102009011178A1 (en) *	2009-03-04	2010-09-16	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa	repairing
WO2010144776A1 (en)	2009-06-11	2010-12-16	The J.M. Smucker Company	Dispensing closure
USD614488S1 (en)	2009-06-23	2010-04-27	The J.M. Smucker Company	Dispensing closure
USD661581S1 (en)	2009-06-23	2012-06-12	The J.M. Smucker Company	Dispensing closure for a container
GB2492929B (en) *	2010-04-13	2014-08-06	Aptargroup Inc	Closure for an inverted container
USD630093S1 (en)	2010-06-11	2011-01-04	Obrist Closures Switzerland Gmbh	Closure
WO2012095191A1 (en) *	2011-01-13	2012-07-19	Sa Des Eaux Minerales D'evian Saeme	Drinking device, pack of at least two drinking devices, method of manufacturing a drinking device and method of using a drinking device
US8899437B2 (en)	2012-01-20	2014-12-02	Gateway Plastics, Inc.	Closure with integrated dosage cup
US9475623B2 (en)	2012-03-26	2016-10-25	Gateway Plastics, Inc.	Closure for a container
US8955705B2 (en)	2012-03-26	2015-02-17	Gateway Plastics, Inc.	Closure for a container
USD679181S1 (en)	2012-03-26	2013-04-02	Gateway Plastics, Inc.	Closure for a container
GB2515360B (en) *	2013-11-29	2015-07-01	Ranjeev Jethwani	Dispenser
CN105775366A (en) *	2014-12-24	2016-07-20	富泰华工业（深圳）有限公司	Hose connector
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2001
- 2001-06-04 AU AU7519801A patent/AU7519801A/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2001-06-04 PL PL365450A patent/PL203967B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2001-06-04 RU RU2003100096/12A patent/RU2278064C2/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2001-06-04 CA CA2634580A patent/CA2634580C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2001-06-04 CA CA002405801A patent/CA2405801C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2001-06-04 MX MXPA02009927A patent/MXPA02009927A/en active IP Right Grant
- 2001-06-04 CZ CZ20024008A patent/CZ20024008A3/en unknown
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- 2001-06-04 WO PCT/US2001/018029 patent/WO2001096198A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 2001-06-04 JP JP2002510349A patent/JP2004513028A/en active Pending
- 2001-06-04 CA CA2634579A patent/CA2634579C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2001-06-04 CN CNB018109098A patent/CN1221441C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2001-06-04 BR BR0111425-5A patent/BR0111425A/en active Search and Examination
- 2001-06-07 AR ARP010102743A patent/AR031590A1/en active IP Right Grant
2002
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2003
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2004
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2008
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CA976113A (en) *	1971-12-03	1975-10-14	Metal Box Company Limited (The)	Dispensers
EP0178377A2 (en) *	1984-10-17	1986-04-23	GRÜNLAND Allgäuser Käsewerk GmbH	Tube-like container
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US20020104855A1 (en)	2002-08-08
US6688501B2 (en)	2004-02-10
CN1221441C (en)	2005-10-05
BR0111425A (en)	2003-12-23
PL203967B1 (en)	2009-11-30
US20040065697A1 (en)	2004-04-08
CN1438958A (en)	2003-08-27
CA2405801C (en)	2008-10-07
CA2405801A1 (en)	2001-12-20
CA2634580A1 (en)	2001-12-20
MXPA02009927A (en)	2003-02-12
WO2001096198A1 (en)	2001-12-20
CA2634579C (en)	2012-12-11
PL365450A1 (en)	2005-01-10
AR069503A2 (en)	2010-01-27
JP2004513028A (en)	2004-04-30
HK1058349A1 (en)	2004-05-14
AU7519801A (en)	2001-12-24
RU2278064C2 (en)	2006-06-20
US6935543B2 (en)	2005-08-30
EP1294618A1 (en)	2003-03-26
AR031590A1 (en)	2003-09-24
CA2634579A1 (en)	2001-12-20
CA2634580C (en)	2010-08-24
CZ20024008A3 (en)	2004-04-14

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2003-02-07	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2003-03-26	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20021127
2003-03-26	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
2003-04-23	RIN1	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)	Inventor name: POZGAY, DAVID S. Inventor name: BLOMDAHL, CORI, M. Inventor name: DEGROOT, SUSAN
2003-10-01	RIN1	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)	Inventor name: POZGAY, DAVID S. Inventor name: BLOMDAHL, CORI, M. Inventor name: DEGROOT, SUSAN
2004-05-26	RBV	Designated contracting states (corrected)	Designated state(s): DE ES FR GB IT
2006-01-18	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20051207
2006-01-18	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: B65D 47/08 19680901AFI20051201BHEP
2007-04-04	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20060301
2008-01-11	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2008-02-13	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20070717

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